There& #39;s a lot of talk about #China& #39;s rise in the #UnitedNations system (just ask @CourtneyFung & @oertel_janka). Every time I& #39;m asked about this, I wonder why US and European diplomats don& #39;t underline one basic point: China is still a minor player in #humanitarian affairs [1/5]
This #COVID19 @State_IO fact sheet is ostensibly a lovely list of US donations to @WHO, @UNICEF, @Refugees & @WFP. But on closer inspection a pattern emerges. Can you spot it? [3/5]
Yep, from hereon every US donation to a @UN #humanitarian agency is going to come with a helpful comparison to #China& #39;s (mainly quite paltry) contributions to the same [4/5].
Do I think it is wise for @State_IO/ @USUN to frame its #COVID19 response as "better than #China"? No. But if this data surprises you, @FGodement and I were flagging "China& #39;s incomplete investments in the UN" @ecfr years ago... [ENDS] https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_chinas_incomplete_investments_in_the_un5094">https://www.ecfr.eu/article/c...
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